Ashgabat vs Astana: which is better, month by month

Ashgabat beats Astana in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (68 vs 27) — while Astana wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ashgabat vs Astana — all 12 months

MonthAshgabatAstanaWinnerGap
January68Ccold, dry27Ffreezing, dry, clean airAshgabat41
February71Bcold, a little rain35Ffreezing, dry, clean airAshgabat36
March81Anice, a little rain48Ffreezing, dry, clean airAshgabat33
April93Snice, a little rain73Bcool, dry, clean airAshgabat20
May83Ahot, a little rain85Anice, dry, clean airTie2
June59Dsweltering, dry90Swarm, a little rain, clean airAstana31
July47Fsweltering, dry87Awarm, a little rain, clean airAstana40
August61Csweltering, dry, clean air93Snice, a little rain, clean airAstana32
September86Ahot, dry, clean air79Bcool, a little rain, clean airAshgabat7
October95Snice, dry62Ccold, dry, clean airAshgabat33
November78Bcool, dry, clean air39Ffreezing, a little rain, clean airAshgabat39
December67Ccold, dry29Ffreezing, dry, clean airAshgabat38

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (68 vs 27). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Ashgabat

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · arid climate

Best month
October 95/100
Months won
8 of 12

Astana

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · arid climate

Best month
August 93/100
Months won
3 of 12

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